Articles Archive for June 2013

Jahzel‘s newest video, “Carefree,” will have you ready to kick your legs up and relax for the rest of the summer. Next week, on July 2nd, Jahzel will release his newest project, In Gods Image, a perfect summer album to vibe to as you ride around with your windows down. “I wanted to capture a chilled, relaxed, fun and youthful vibe,” he explains. The “Carefree” video recognizes different summer spots in Chicago that Jahzel spends time on a typical summer night.
The video premiered today by OkayPlayer, is the third release from In God’s Image, an album that primarily focuses …

Young emcee Roach Gigz has a certain indescribable charisma that draws the listener toward his light-hearted, dexterous lyrical style and devil-may-care demeanor. Judging by his newest video, this charisma has a pretty clear effect on the ladies. Posted up with a blue sky behind him, feet in the swimming pool, and a red cup in his hand, the California rhymer matter-of-factly spits game about his legendary stature with the opposite sex: “Believe me, I ain’t never met a broad who said it wasn’t cool.” Buddy and fellow Left Coast rapper Kreayshawn backs up his claims as …

Collaboration is a complex concept in the world of hip-hop. In a landscape of overblown individual personas, many of the most creatively fruitful collaborations occur when two distinct artistic voices fuse, resulting in a cohesive yet multi-layered relationship between perspectives and visions. It is no surprise that long-time collaborators Georgia Anne Muldrow & Dudley Perkins (a.k.a Declaime) are able to complement each other musically-their collaboration extends throughout their lives. The husband and wife duo’s newest visual for “Majesty,” off of their recent album The Lighthouse, highlights the inseparable connection between the two artistically. Muldrow highlighted that as Perkins’ …

To celebrate the release of Kanye Wests sixth album, heres a look back at ten years of Kanye West and FADER in print and parties, from his first-ever magazine cover to his headlining set at 2009?s FADER FORT. For more on the last decade in Kanye, check out our complete reading list and never-before-seen photos from his FADER #20 cover shoot.
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http://www.thefader.com/2013/06/17/ten-years-of-kanye-west-and-the-fader/

Pharrell Williams has returned to create new music for Universal and Illumination Entertainment’s upcoming 3D-CG comedy adventure, Despicable Me 2 and the soundtrack is available for download and purchase TODAY! Get “Happy” with the new lyric video debut, and watch a behind the scenes look at the making of the music.

When standing alone, who do you hold in the back of your mind? Oakland hip-hop duo Main Attrakionz keeps its kinfolk close in their newest video. “My life is crazy but my family is usual,” raps Squadda B, explaining how he stays bonded to his extended circle through the insanity. Tynethys, a Sacramento producer who is quite an accomplished wordsmith and instrumental musician in his own right and is coming off the release of his recent Lost Angeles project, illustrates the juxtapositions of beauty and freneticism over the course of the song, as piano and operatic …

Today, Jarren Benton is releasing his official debut album, My Grandmas Basement. As the newest member of Funk Volume, the independent powerhouse label also home to back-to-back XXL Freshmen Dizzy Wright and Hopsin, along with SwizZz and DJ Hoppa, Benton has built a serious bit of buzz for the new album – the two lead singles from My Grandmas Basement have combined for over 475,000 YouTube views; pre-orders for the album are in the thousands. Now, Benton is celebrating the album release with a video for new single “Go Off,” a track that fittingly features Benton’s Funk Volume label mates Hopsin and SwizZz.
The track, produced by M16, …

Today, Complex premiered the latest visual from Iamsu! for the track “Rep That Gang,” the first single leaked from his highly anticipated new mixtape KILT 2, available now via LiveMixtapes. Following numerous successes including collaborations with the likes of Juvenile and Wiz Khalifa, selling out several Million Dollar Afro Tour dates nationwide with Compton rapper Problem, and performing at The Fader Fort at SXSW and at a VICE-sponsored show in New York City, the new mixtape has been another boon to Iamsu!’s momentum, further raising the young rapper/producer’s profile and solidifying Iamsu! as one of rap’s most talented new voices.
The video, directed by HBKGADGET, finds Iamsu! and his crew set …

During his recent trip on the road Sarge hit Miami to attend the WMC (Winter Music Conference) after SXSW 2013 and shot this video in Hollywood FLA while crashing with director Johnny P aka PohPiheno or OneHipHop.

“People always say, ‘Well that’s the industry standard.’ Fuck that, we are the standard now,” says rapper Hopsin in the trailer for his label, Funk Volume‘s upcoming documentary film, Independent Living. Funk Volume has been stealthily been growing their fan base by doing things their own way. Known for their unorthodox business acumen, regionally and stylistically diverse but small roster, and immensely proactive and supportive fan base, artists Hopsin, who is also a co-founder, Dizzy Wright, Jarren Benton, SwizZz, and DJ Hoppa, along with co-founder Damien Ritter, are proud to share the trailer for their upcoming documentary film, Independent Living. Clocking …

Over the past year, Man Bites Dog Records has asserted itself as not only one of the most talented in all of hip-hop, but also as one of the most prolific – and that run continues today, as Man Bites Dog Records, led by founder R.M.L., has announced the signing of its newest artist, hip-hop veteran and Wu-Tang Clan affiliate, Bronze Nazareth. The rapper/producer, who is currently on a 20-plus-date Canadian tour alongside M.O.P., will release his new album, Food For Thought Volume III, on the label later this year, and today, Bronze and Man Bites Dog are …

Today The Smoking Section premiered the latest visual from Chi-Town rapper Jahzel, for the song “Chapters,” from his upcoming album In God’s Image, due out July 2. The video, directed by Asa Davis, features Jahzel, surrounded by walls plastered with handwritten pages, thus giving a literal illustration for the concept behind the track.
“My main inspiration for this video was trying to create a visual novel or book,” Jahzel explains, “We wanted to really give a look of someone who was locked in a room, and has gone mad writing pages upon pages of stories.” The song’s introspective and deeply personal lyrics …

The famed horror team of director James Wan and writer Leigh Whannell reunite with the original cast of Patrick Wilson, Rose Byrne, Lin Shaye, Barbara Hershey and Ty Simpkins in INSIDIOUS: CHAPTER 2, a terrifying sequel to the acclaimed horror film, which follows the haunted Lambert family as they seek to uncover the mysterious childhood secret that has left them dangerously connected to the spirit world.